Buffalo Bruce Urainium Mining and Nuclear Power

Here's some links from the show:
http://www.nirs.org/ Nuclear Information and Resource Services

http://news.legislature.ne.gov/nat/ Natural Resources Commitee of Nebraska

http://www.les.com/ Lincoln Electric Systems

http://www.neo.ne.gov/ Nebraska Energy Office

Thanks for Listening!

Trust Going Strong

Hello!

My guest on Monday, Sept. 20, was Mark Brohman, Executive Director of the Nebraska Environmental Trust. The Trust was established in 1992 to "conserve, enhance and restore the natural environments of Nebraska". Through Nebraska Lottery, Powerball, and scratch-off ticket receipts, nearly $15 million dollars per year is available for the Trust to distribute using a competitive grant application system. Nearly $160 million dollars have been available to organizations through this granting process since 1992.

Every county in Nebraska has benefitted from this program. In 2010, the Trust received about 110 applications, totaling around $54 million. They hope to have between $16 and $17 million to distribute this year. In February 2011, recommendations for funding are sent to the Trust Board from experts that have reviewed the applications. There is a public comment period, and then final results are announced in April 2011.

The Nebraska Environmental Trust is unique to Nebraska. Only Colorado has a program, called Great Outdoors Colorado or GO-CO, that is somewhat similar to our Trust.

The 2010 grant application due date has passed (Sept. 7), but there are still smaller grants available, called PIE grants (Public Information and Education). These grants are distributed through the Nebraska Academy of Sciences. They are also called "mini-grants" because they have a limit of $3,000 per grant request. The next deadline for PIE grants is Friday, October 8, 2010, so there is still time to apply.

For more information about the Nebraska Environmental Trust, visit their website at http://www.environmentaltrust.org/. You can access information about the PIE grants through the Trust website or go to the Nebraska Academy of Science website at http://neacadsci.org/.

Thanks, Mark, for a great informational show.

Chris the Bird Lady